and it's Happy Birthday to Evan Johnson !
thanks autoharp. 27 is basically 30, which is basically 40, which is basically dotage. My life is over.
Indeed. Just wait, friend -- it gets worse.
I'm enjoying having a little time to reminisce about all the many things you & I have gone through over the years .... school, job applications (and more job applications (and more job applications)), new pieces, introducing each other to new music, various travels, relationships (well, one for you and 85 failed ones for me), moves to new cities, arguments about Bruckner, "ears like old boots," ....
It's been great having you as a friend these last five or so years. Happy Birthday!!!